Liquid meter



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- H. M. RYDER ET AL LIQUID METER Filed March 16. 1927 swuemtoz well known. practice.

Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY MOYER RYDER AND LEON J. BAILEY, OF BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, AS-

SIGNORS TO PETROLEUM RECLAMA'IIONs CORPORATION, OF'NEW YORK, N. Y., A

CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

LIQUID METER,

Application filed March 16, 1927. Serial No. 175,703.

This invention relates to liquid meters, such as are adapted-to be used, for example, in recording the quantity of' water or oil that may be delivered by an oil well in the field.

The general object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device of the character mentioned, comprising but few parts, and so constructed. as to insure reliability in constant operation.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following, description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a central, vertical sectional view through the apparatus; Figure 2 is an end view of the apparatus; and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the recording device for recording the number of cycles of operation of the apparatus.

lVhile only one apparatus embodying this invention is herein shown and described, it will be understood that, inthe case of oil wells whereit may be desired to measure and record the quantity of both oil and water that a given wellproduces, two of such apparatus, may be employed, one to take care of the oil and the. other the water after these two fluids have been separated according to members 23 arranged within the housing 5. The brackets 22 serve to limit downward arms in turn serve to limit the oscillatory movementof the tank unit 11, since such tank unit is adapted to engage the arms 18 and 19, alternately as the valves 16 and 17 are opened.

Leading into the housing 5,. is a pipe 25, the end of which is located immediately above the tank unit 11, so as to supply the liquid to be measured to the tanks 12 and 13 alternately.

Inorder to record the number of cycles of, operation of the tank unit 11, a suitable recording device 27 is provided. This recording device is suitable attached. to one of the frame members 28 of the housing 5, and isadapted to be intermittently actuated by meansot'. a. lever 29 suitably journaled, as at 30, to the frame member 28. This lever 29 is preferably curved intermediate its ends toward the tank unit 11 soas to engage the adjacent tank 12, whereby, as the tankunit moves from one position to another, a corre sponding movement is imparted to a. trip finger 32 which forms a part of the lever 29 and is adapted to actuate the operating lever 33 of the recording device 27.

In order to vary the movement of the-tank unit 11, that is to say in order to predetermine the quantity of fluid which is required to move the tank unit 11 from one position to another, an adjustable weight 3 1 may be pro vided. the weight being carried by a screwthreaded arm or rod rigidly attached to the shaft 10 or otherwise mounted so as to move with the tank unit 11.'

e The recording device 27 may be housed within an. auxiliary housing 36 which projects from the main housing 5 and is pro- 12 and 13, provided respectively with outlet vided with a hinge cover 37, the cover being openings 14 and 15, adapted to be opened adapted to be lifted in order to enable one and closed by means of valves 16 and 17, to observe and note the reading of the rehaving their stems pivotally connected to cording device 27.

arms 18and19, respectively, which are jour- Inoperation, the liquid to be measured naled upon the shaft- 10. These arms 18 and passes from the pipe 25 into one of the tanks 19 may be bent. at their outer ends to pro of the measuring unit 11, say into the tank vide loops adapted to receive upwardly pro- 13 while the measuring unit 11 is positioned jecting fingers 21,.which serve as guides for as shown in full lines in Figure 1. In this the arms18 and 19 and are carried by brackposition the valve 15 is closed, thereby preets22 suitable connected to transverse frame The apparatus, herein shown, preferably includes a housing 5 provided with a hinged or otherwise removablecover 6. lVithin the housing 5, a pan or other collection receptacleTis arranged,the receptacle being provided with an outlet 8 through which the liquid, which is periodically dumped into the pan, may be permitted to escape. Above this pan is journaled a shaft 10, to which is rigidly connected an oscillatory tank unit 11. This tank unit is made up of a pair of tanks venting the liquid as it is introduced into movement of the arms 18 and 1%), and, these jnection with the the contents of the tank 12 to escape through the opening 14 into the receptacle 7. For

the tank 13 from escaping. After a pre determined amount of liquid has been introduced into the tank 13, the weight of such liquid moves the tank unit 11 to its dotted line position, shown in Figure 1, and as a result of such movement, the arm 19, upon moving'downward along the guide 21, strikes the, bracket 22, and since the tank unit 11 continues to move until it is stopped by reason of its coming intocontact with the arm 19, the valve 17 is opened andthe liquid contained within the tank 13 is permitted to escape through the opening 15 into the receptacle 7. As the tank unit 11 swings from its full line position to its dotted line position shown in Figure 1, the valve 16 is closed and theupper end of the tank 12 is positioned directly beneath the outlet end of the pipe 25 so that liquid from the pipe 25 is directed into the tank 12. hile the tank 12 is receiving liquid from the pipe 25, the liquid from the tank 13 is being discharged through the opening 15 into receptacle 7 After the liquid from the tank 13 hasbeen released, and after a predetermined amount of liquid has been received by the tank 12, the tank unit 11 swings from its dotted line position to its full line position, due to the weight-of the liquid which has been collected in the tank 12. As the tank unit 11 swings from its dotted line 19081131011 to its full line position, the valve 16 is opened by reason of the fact that it is lifted from its seat in the same manner described in convalve 17 thereby permitting each cycle of operatlon of'the tankunit 11,

the lever 29 is so acted upon that the lever 33 is actuated to effect the desired recording by the recording device 27.

By the apparatus embodyingthe' invention, it is possible .to readily determine the amount of liquid which has been introduced into and released from the tank unit 11 j during any given period, by first determinng the number of cycles g of operation performed by the tank unit 11 for that period and multiplying the number of such cycles by the units of liquid which the tank unit 11 'I'QCBWQS fOI each cycle of operation, the amount of liquid being predetermined oi fixed, as above explained, by the pos1t1on towhich the weight 34 has been adjusted.

What is claimed is: 1. A-liquid meter comprising a tank unit, including a pair of tanks, each of said tanks .having an outletopening, a shaft support-, 1 mg said unit for oscillatory movement thereon, a valve for each of said openings, an op- ,erating lever for each valve, each of said levers being pivotally connected to said shaft and adapted to move with said unit through a portion of its cycle of operation, and means for alternately obstructing the movement of said levers whereby said valves are alternately opened.

2. A liquid meter comprising a tank unit, including apair'of tanks, each of said tanks having an outlet opening, a shaft supporting said unit for oscillatory movement thereon, a valve for each of said openings, an operating lever for each valve,1 each of said levers being pivotally connected to said shaft and adapted to move with said unit through a portion of its cycle of operation, means for alternately obstructing the movement of said levers whereby said valves are alternately opened, and adjustable means for predetermining the amount of liquid required to effeet the oscillatory movement of said unit,

said adjustable means including an adjustable weight carried by said unit.

3. A liquid meter comprising an oscillatory tank unit including a pair of tanks, each of said tanks having an outlet opening, a valve for each of said tanks, .an operating lever for each valve, each of said levers being adapted to move with v said. unit through a portion of its cycle of operation, means cooperating with the outer ends'of said levers for guidingsaid levers their respective paths of movement, and means for alternately obstructing the movement of said levers whereby said valves are alternately opened. I I

l. A liquid met-er comprising an foscillatory tank unit including a pair of'tanks, each of said tanks having an outlet opening,

a valve for each of said tanks, an operating lever for each valve, each of said leversbeing adapted to move with said unit through a portion of its cycle of operation,-mean s cooperating with the outer ends of said levers for guiding said levers in their respective paths of movement, andimeans for alternately obstructing the movement of said levers whereby said valves are alternately opened, the latter named means form of brackets with which said guiding means are associated. i

5. A liquid meter torv tank unit including a pair of'tanks, each of said tanks having an outlet opening, a valve for each of said openings, an oper ating lever for each valve, each of said levers being adapted to' move 'with said unit through a portion of its cycle of operation, means for alternately obstructing the movement of said levers whereby said valves are alternately opened, a housing for said unit, and a receptacle arranged withinlsaid housing below said unit to receive the contentsof said tanks as said valves are alternately opened. i

6. A liquid meter comprising anoscillatory tank unit including a pair of tanks, each of said tanks having an outlet opening, a valvefor each of said openings, an operating lever for each valve, 'each'of sai d levers being inthe being adapted to move with said unit ably engage said unit and undergo movethrough a port1on of its cycle of operation, mentfrom one position to another as sald means for alternately obstructing the moveunit is oscillated. 10

ment of said levers whereby said valves are In testimony whereof. We have aflixed our 5 alternately onened, a recordin device and signatures to this specification an operating lever for said recording device, HARRY MOYER RYDER. said operating lever being adapted to slid- LEON J. BAILEY. 

